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Beach Fossils is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Blonde Redhead, Foxygen, Slowdive, Cities Aviv and Yung Lean. Those roots explain a lot about how Beach Fossils arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Launder, Castlebeat, Acid Ghost, Good Morning and Beach House, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Doja Cat, Snail Mail, Sunflower Bean, DIIV and Turnover, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Beach Fossils, reaching back through Blonde Redhead and forward to Doja Cat. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Beach Fossils is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2009. They are currently signed to Bayonet Records, having previously been signed to indie label Captured Tracks. The group's live band currently includes founder Dustin Payseur, Jack Doyle Smith (bass), Tommy Davidson (guitar), and Anton Hochheim (drums). They are known for their lo-fi, atmospheric sound, confessional and nostalgic lyrics, and Payseur's laid-back vocal style.
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Beach Fossils connections
Beach Fossils grew out of Blonde Redhead, Foxygen, Slowdive and Cities Aviv, shares an orbit with Launder, Castlebeat, Acid Ghost and Good Morning, went on to shape Doja Cat, Snail Mail, Sunflower Bean and DIIV. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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